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Implant system having a functional implant composed of degradable metal material

US8623097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BIOTRONIK VI Patent AG · CH

Inventors

Bodo Gerold · Zellingen, DE
Bjoern Klocke · Zürich, CH
Matthias Fringes · Ansbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 8, 2009
Grant date	Jan 7, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0068
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implant system comprising a functional implant (5, 6) that fulfills a medical function, particularly a bone implant, which is formed at least in part of a metal material that can be degraded by the body (2) of the implant wearer, as well as a control device (7) for controlling the degradation behavior of the functional implant (5, 6). The control device (7) has a counter-electrode (10) to the functional implant (5, 6), and a voltage source (8) for making available a polarization voltage (ΔU) between functional implant (5, 6, 15) and counter-electrode (10), to control the degradation behavior of the functional implant (5, 6).

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